David MortimoreCommunity Sport Team LeaderSport Bay of Plenty Every week many sports clubs, sports organisations and the wider public use fields and facilities that are provided by our local councils. It is not always something that is given consideration... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz With the Cricket World Cup in full swing, rugby has slipped under the radar, with the first games of the 2015 Bay of Plenty club season kicking of this Saturday. Another change of format... Read More

David MortimoreCommunity Sport Team LeaderSport Bay of Plenty Every week many sports clubs, sports organisations and the wider public use fields and facilities that are provided by our local councils. It is not always something that is given consideration... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of February have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898 (except for 1904, 1908, and 1909). The graph of February rainfalls in Tauranga shows the range of rainfalls from a high of 343 mm in 1936... Read More

Todd TalksBy Todd Muller Everyone in our community has the right to feel safe in their homes. Parents and children should not live in an environment of fear that someone will strike out in uncontrolled anger. There is too much of this happening... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz We're barely into the run up to Easter, and my buns are certainly hot.It could be something to do with the spectacular pair of crocheted shorts which were recently installed upon my rear quarters in... Read More

Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz There seems to be a sense of healthiness when eating a freshly-made salad.A packet of mixed lettuce leaves and a few things tossed together in a salad bowl is fine, but a bit... Read More

Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz There seems to be a sense of healthiness when eating a freshly-made salad.A packet of mixed lettuce leaves and a few things tossed together in a salad bowl is fine, but a bit... Read More

Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz There seems to be a sense of healthiness when eating a freshly-made salad.A packet of mixed lettuce leaves and a few things tossed together in a salad bowl is fine, but a bit... Read More

Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor Every politician aspires to deliver better quality and higher paying jobs for residents. This ambition can burden small towns where their councils are promising to lure businesses or tourists into the region... Read More

Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor A Rules Reduction Taskforce has been set up by Central Government as a response to the Productivity Commission's findings on local government regulation. The focus is on regulation and practices affecting... Read More

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz The Regional Council provides public transport; coordination and funding for economic development strategies; and funding for infrastructure under the economic development banner. The terms economic... Read More